Yaoi Press is the number one publisher of global
yaoi manga in North America. What separates us from other major
Western publishers of yaoi is that most of our books are not reprints
from Japan and Korea.
MISSION
Yaoi Press seeks to publish yaoi manga graphic novels and art
books of the highest caliber.
SUBMISSION
Please do not submit to Yaoi Press if you are under the age of
18.
Licensing and Reprints
Yaoi Press is interested in reprinting quality yaoi manga that
is not currently available in English. We can not consider work
based on someone else's copywritten material. Please make initial
contact through info(at)yaoipress.com.
Original English Language Yaoi
These guidelines were updated on October
11, 2007.
Yaoi Press books are printed from left to right. Graphic novel
artists should download this Photoshop®
Template.
| We can not publish work
based on someone else's copywritten material. |
We do not publish shota. |
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We do not consider projects with anthropomorphic characters.
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Do not send email attachments.
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| Do not send us links to download
samples. |
We will not disclose payment terms until we
are interested in working with you. |
Unless we sent you an email solicitation offering you a project,
we are not willing to answer a message with a list of pre-submission
questions. Everything open for discussion prior to getting us
interested in your work is covered in these guidelines.
Most books published by Yaoi Press are designated 'Mature Readers'
meaning they must be appropriate for readers aged 16 and older.
We seek to publish more 'Adult Only' books in the future. We are
no longer seeking 'Young Adult' projects.
Creators must be familiar with yaoi and manga in general. Please
research by reading some of the yaoi
manga titles already out there before submitting to us. A
submission that shows us you have not been exposed to the kind
of material we publish makes an extremely bad first impression.
Why Most Submissions are Rejected
A romance involving the male lead characters must be the central
and driving force of every story we publish. Yaoi Press
publishes romance novels. The most important part of every story
must be how the romance evolves between the two (or more) male
lead characters.
Most submissions are rejected because the storyline is not driven
by the romance of the two male leads. We are not interested in
stories where the romance is incidental to the plot, no matter
how stellar that plot may be. The romance must BE the plot.
Examples:
- We are not interested in a murder mystery story where there's
evolving sexual tension leading to romance between the two sleuths.
The driving force in this story is the mystery they're trying
to solve, not their romance. However, we might be interested
in a murder mystery where the sleuth is seduced by the man he's
trying to prove to the police is the murderer. The driving force
in this story is the romance between him and the suspect. The
mystery plot would serve to bring conflict and doubt to their
romance.
- We are not interested in a science fiction story where there's
evolving sexual tension leading to romance between two space
ship pilots who are trying to liberate their world from an evil
empire. The driving force in this story is the interplanetary
war, not their romance. However, we might be interested in a
story where a space pilot is trying to free his lover from the
evil spacelord who has brainwashed him and claimed him as his
own lover. The interplanetary war plot becomes the setup to
support the central love triangle.
Other Preferences -
Avoid school boy stories unless you have a premise that really
stands out from other boys love published in this category.
All Yaoi Press publications fall into the romance genre, but
most stories fall into subgenres. Of those subgenres, space opera
or hard science fiction is the hardest to sell to us. The subgenres
that do best for us are gothic, historical, medieval fantasy,
realistic/modern day, and anthropological. Stories can take place
any where in the world at any point in history.
Do not use narration. Any text outside of word balloons (except
for sound effects) should be the characters' thoughts. Those thoughts
should be what they would actually be thinking at that moment,
not exposition for the benefit of the reader.
Current Needs
We seek artists for our Adults Only and Mature Readers art books.
Submissions linking to several inked and screentoned pinups of
beautiful men are sufficient to be considered for the art books.
Please tell us if you are submitting for the Adults Only or Mature
Readers title.
We are currently seeking tasteful adults-only three volume series.
It is very unlikely we will consider creators without significant
published credits for these series. Novices would do better to
submit proposals for short stories to be published in our anthologies.
We seek 20-50 page hardcore adult stories for our Hentai anthologies,
and 30-60 page mature readers stories for our 'Yaoi: An Anthology
of Boys Love' anthology.
Artists - In addition to demonstrating solid manga-style
sequential art skills, artists must be able to draw beautiful
men. Send your submission to info(at)yaoipress.com. Include a
link in your email to five inked and toned comic book pages done
in the manga style. State in your email how many manga pages you
can deliver without fail every 30 days. Be honest because this
will be the amount we will hold you to in the contract. Include
your real name and address, as well as the pseudonym (if any)
you would like to be published by.
Writer/Artist - A romance between the two male leads must
be central to every story submitted to Yaoi Press. In addition
to demonstrating solid manga-style sequential art skills, artists
must be able to draw beautiful men. Send your submission to info(at)yaoipress.com.
Only submit work that you own that has not previously been published
anywhere, including online. Include a link in your email to pages
1 through 5 of your manga. These pages should be inked, toned,
and lettered. Include a complete outline of the story. Tell us
how many manga pages you can deliver without fail every 30 days.
Be honest because this will be the amount we will hold you to
in the contract. Give us the total estimated page count of your
project. Include your real name(s) and address(s), as well as
the pseudonym (if any) you would like to be published by.
We are no longer seeking bonus stories. Shorter stories will
be considered for the Yaoi and Yaoi Hentai anthologies only. Full
length works should be submitted as a three volume series where
each volume is 100-120 pages. We are no longer seeking single
volume works.
Writers - Queries are open. Please query info(at)yaoipress.com
with a short synopsis of your project before submitting a full
proposal. Please do not send a story teaser. Submit a synopsis
which has a beginning, middle, and end. Please introduce yourself
in your email and list any relevant credits. Please see the paragraph
above regarding our current needs.
If you do not follow these guidelines we will ask you to resubmit
after reading them.